This comprehensive collection captures sound effects from a 1960s narrowboat, featuring multiple engine recordings, cabin acoustics, hydrophone tracks, and detailed mechanical elements across synchronized perspectives.
The 1960 British Narrowboat sound fx library features 371 clips of a Northwich trader-class barge in 31.49 gigabytes.
It gathers 21 takes from a 4-cylinder Gardner 4LW engine producing 75 horsepower at 1500 RPM.
The sound collection includes 21 synchronized perspectives of the boat.
Microphones were mounted in the engine (7 perspectives), deck (5 perspectives), and in the cabin to provide 29 channels of field recordings.
Two additional exterior perspectives capture passes, departures, and arrival.
Also included are two hydrophone perspectives and a stereo track of bow wash.
Performed effects of hatches, doors, and horns complement the collection.
Every take is embedded with 18+ fields of Soundminer, BWAV, and MacOS Finder metadata.
